While beautifully composed, the video in and of itself doesn't give us much of a benchmark for his return to the field, but it is a positive sign and keeps with the notion coach Pete Carroll posited last month that Thomas is "way ahead of schedule."

"My drive comes from the strides I made last year and my understanding of how our defense works and how big of an impact I have on the defense," Thomas said. "I know if I train hard and commit myself, I'll give myself a chance to be dominant again and also us a great chance to win a championship. I truly believe things would've turned out differently if I would've never went down last year."

The stats certainly suggest that offenses took advantage of Thomas' absence patrolling the middle.

During the regular season, with Thomas on the field for 391 dropbacks, quarterbacks earned a 61.6 passer rating on 42 attempts of at least 20 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions, per Pro Football Focus, via the Seattle Times. In 202 dropbacks Thomas missed, those numbers jumped to a 112 passer rating, with four TDs and one interception on 32 attempts of 20-plus yards.